The Whore's Child

In this entrancing first collection of stories, a master storyteller focuses on a fresh and fascinating range of human behaviour, revealing himself as an even more versatile and accomplished writer than his acclaimed novels have shown.

As with all Russo's characters, we warm to these newcomers almost in spite of themselves. In the title story, a septuagenarian nun resolutely invades the narrator's college writing workshop with an incredible saga; a seasoned Hollywood moviemaker uncovers a 25-year-old flame he never knew he'd harboured; a precious fifth-grader puzzles over life, love and baseball as he watches his parents' marriage dissolve; another child is forced into a harrowing cross-country escape; and an elderly couple rediscover the power - and misery - of their relationship during a long-awaited retreat to a hurricane-swept resort island.

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Imprint: Vintage

Published: 06/11/2003

ISBN: 9780099437529

Length: 240 Pages

Dimensions: 198mm x 15mm x 129mm

Weight: 171g

RRP: £12.99

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"A master at examining subtly, from a different angle each time, the tensions that arise in long-term relationships"